Near Impossible Retrieval of 7 Baby Raccoons | Must See Footage!

In March 2021, Gates Wildlife Control retrieved seven baby raccoons that were 10 feet down a wall space. The customer had a health complication that prevented us from cutting into the wall inside the house as we usually would try. Keep watching to see how we were able to get all the babies out of the space!

[@Leslie-wb8cb]

Every time one came out, they are complaining-- "The AUDACITY!! I'll have you know I was WARM! I oughtta..." and then they get with their sibs and they quiet down. LOL

[@niteprowl2693]

Homeowner made a simple job a real challenge to you. After this you have shown what great professionals you are. You can be proud of your skills. You 2 are a great team.

[@piratekit3941]

I'm pretty sure the removal crews out near me would have refused to do this, they would have insisted doing it the easy way - and told the homeowner just to deal with it and probably made her really sick with all the fur thrown about. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not even sure I know what the removal crews do with babies here... I wish we had a team with a great ethic like these two here.

[@sim33009]

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[@asleepbydawn137]

As far as I knew, patching up holes in walls is pretty basic. I had one myself and it was fixed in no time with few materials. This seems like a far bigger job to make a hole in the damn roof. Oh well. Bless them.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

That wasn't a mere job, that was a mission that required great skills.

[@gateswildlife]

Thank you very much!

[@elizabethp2395]

@@gateswildlife Some serious Zen Jedi action right there. When I watch your videos, seems to me that many times these animals are in great stress, just from the circumstances of it all. Your strong, solid presence must be a comfort to them.

[@jazzyj4765]

@@gateswildlife I wish you would've shown her getting the babies. That's one of my favorite parts. Keep up the great work!

[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

Great retrieval and I hope the homeowner's surgery goes well.

[@SharonBoone829]

Mr Gates performs miracles with each rescue. God Bless You and your daughter!

[@barbarakrall1184]

As you saw the babies you pulled out, the joy of seeing each baby was evident on your face. You truly are dedicated to your work.

[@smc130]

Gates is the best! I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my house and wildlife. I have severe lung issues so I can understand her reasons. Breathing is everything folks!!

[@flamingomtn]

That's so crazy! It's WAY less expensive to fix some sheetrock than it is to repair the roof.

[@songsalon7868]

Only thing I'm thinking She couldn't handle any type dust

[@EM-rj6hw]

Great video. You could consider using a telescopic pool pole, those poles can extend and reach to the bottom of a 12-foot pool. It's also nice when you add the nighttime video of the mother retrieving her babies and show the empty box to make a complete happy ending. Thanks for the video!

[@martineinfrance]

Amazing how clever you are to extract 7 babies from where they were with that loop.. Thank you for the rescue of these cute little things👍

[@yemum4162]

The homeowner probably had a good reason why she wanted things, how she wanted it.

[@sheilaperl4155]

So glad you got all the babies out safely!

[@alejandrotapia868]

You are a true master at your profession. Love watching you work...

[@randygravel2057]

I like when you show the empty box at the end. Keep kicking ass your doing great and meaningful work 👊🏼

[@elizabethmartin3389]

PS - this guy is more than professional- he’s a master with that loop.

[@sheliahstrube8278]

Awesome job! Made my heart warm to see this! Would have loved to see the Mom collecting her babies though! Just wanted to make sure she got them!

[@drakemalice]

Skillfully done!

[@whocares6698]

Homeowner made it harder on you guys and more expensive repairs for herself. Sorry you had to do that, thank you guys so much

[@tthappyrock368]

Justifiably though, given their medical conditions.

[@whocares6698]

Yeah I can understand the reasoning

[@Impulset0]

At first I said, who the hell would rather cut their roof open instead of drywall. Now it makes sense. That drywall dust would've irritated the hell out of the customers lungs.

[@kevinkeenan6078]

What a fantastic rescue...so odd the homeowner wouldn't make it so much easier for you by cutting into the wall. If she wanted the raccoons out quicker that would have been so much easier.

[@phillovelace]

We thought the same thing until we heard about the woman's health issues & then it made sense how they did it

[@beckyshell4649]

I don't know the lady's age but sometimes older people get " set in their ways" and she may have thought it would mess up her wall. In the end, it all worked out.

[@ettinakitten5047]

I bet it's because of her health issues. That approach would get raccoon dander as well as dust and insulation in her home, which could be really bad for her.

[@mikecrawford5331]

But the wall cavity probably is full of poo and urine.

[@clam371384]

I love calling your video as ‘rescue video’. I just love it.

[@maxwellmattison6224]

Gate Wildlife Control is my FAV!

[@animalsareourangels93]

Thank you so much for all that you do for these precious animals! What an admirable team you are! The babies are just adorable!!…Respectfully, Susan from Ontario Canada ,

[@magpie772]

Good job.they are so cute.most people think they're rodents,but they aren't they're in family as pandas & bears

[@FD_Stalker]

Owner: I rather you cut through roof than my wall Rain & leak Roofing guys🤑🤑🤑: Oh I see your whole rooftop needs a rework

[@gidget_]

Believe me I would much rather they cut a small hole in my wall. I just had one section of my roof done and the board was bad. It cast over 5,000. Now it's leaking in another room. The rest of the roof has to be done. The floors are a mess so now that's has to be done. It's going to cost me a fortune to get all this mess cleaned up. If you do it right ( I know these pros do) than you can't even see where the hole is once it's painted.

[@FD_Stalker]

@@gidget_ Indeed, my mom bought our house back in 2008 and Roofing guy told us "guarantee 10 years after job done" and now finally it started leaking this summer storm & messing up 2F ceiling so I had to climb up the roof hatch with a pot of hot asphalt-like stuff seeking holes to fill up. Because the roofing guy miscalculated the area he took less money he should, if we let another company do this year it will cost double or triple because of the pandemic! In conclusion you never make a hole on roof when you can open the wall!

[@gidget_]

@@FD_Stalker wow good luck. So sorry. This is a very bad time for this to happen to you and your family.

[@razony]

Great Save Gates! All 7 of them.

[@laurapatrick9475]

You guys are so AWESOME. Thanks to you guys the animals are safe. Great job. Thanks so much for sharing. 🧡💜💚💖💙💘💛💚

[@sallyaltick]

Unfortunately terrible vertigo made this impossible for me to watch. How you can be on the very edge of that roof, ugh! It's easy up there! Great job, I'm sure! You're both amazing!

[@cmc0323]

What, if anything, needed to be done to clean-up the inside of the wall for this customer given the medical circumstances? If able to share, of course! I can imagine it must get rather messy with excrement, etc.

[@stitch-xx2oo]

Good Retrieval. I am glad the mother came back and got the babies.

[@joycedegolier2375]

That height is causing me some stress watching this video. Glad you’re able to do it.

[@judyscheiber3661]

Excellent job and remedy to a very difficult scenario!

[@backspaceenter8844]

Thank you all for always doing humane removal. Most companies try to kill these beautiful creatures, because it’s quicker, easier and cheaper. These animals deserve to live just as much as we do. The deer isn’t crossing the road, The road is crossing the forest.

[@Kelogotti]

But why not kill it when it will go destroy someone else house that probably can't even afford it smh

[@backspaceenter8844]

@@Kelogotti because humans are the ones who destroyed his house first.

[@Kelogotti]

@@backspaceenter8844 so you want to be homeless? Survival of the fittest were more important than a pest

[@Rob-nj1yo]

Beautiful creatures you gotta be joking let them come to your property and cause damage and then tell me if there beautiful

[@jamesvanscoy7717]

Cute babys

[@lorih3790]

I love watching your videos!! I am a huge animal lover and love how humane you are withe them!!

[@laughinglighting4343]

Awesome work!

[@111msw]

Great job 👍

[@kthybrown007]

It would be interesting to know if you have removed a litter of babies from one house, then later removed the same litter from another house.

[@Sinvare]

Those were some strange fish you caught. Didn't even know that rooftop fishing was a thing.

[@SusanA1056]

My question is 1) how did the roof repair go, 2) How long did it take for Mama to relocate that big litter and 3) once Mama opens the baby box and takes a baby or two out, do any kits ever come out of the baby box on their own and fall off the roof? Just curious. Well done. I love your compassion.

[@ettinakitten5047]

These babies are too small and immobile to do that. With older babies they tip the box sideways because otherwise they would be able to get out on their own.

[@cindyperez805]

Good job! I need somebody like you guys! Wish I could get up there on my roof and find out what I have in my attic! But I haven't climbed a ladder in almost a year already! It's driving me nuts both the problem and not having to do things I use to on my own!!!!

[@mnomadvfx]

I wonder how well those roofing tiles work in practice - they seem pretty flimsy compared to the slate I'm used to seeing on most buildings in my area in Britain.

[@mgalyean]

I'm curious if you've ever had a momma raccoon take over the box you put the kits in instead of moving the kits. Raccoons are so goofy I could imagine one doing this. Especially with that heating pad

[@Craftlngo]

It happened before! It's here on their KZbin Channel maybe a year ago

[@ASURAN24]

Well done!

[@celticwarrior777]

aww poor things so cute

[@losouknoso22]

Kevin - “you got me breathing like James gondolfini”

[@pencroftonum]

Babies❤

[@tedsmith5058]

Hello from the great state of Michigan

[@titaniumsandwedge]

Drywall is cheap compared to the roof. Homeowner made a mistake. Did you quote both ways?

[@Bruniebear]

I would have thought repairing a wall inside would have been much easier and cheaper than repairing a roof - for the homeowner.

[@elizabethmartin3389]

Sheetrock vs roofing…is that client nuts?

[@katritter6482]

I think I would rather have to re-drywall or plaster than re-roof!

[@justkerry173]

So much easier to fix a hole in the wall, than it is to fix a hole in the roof.

[@ettinakitten5047]

But dust and raccoon dander in her house would probably not be good for her health.

[@SuperMathMan]

Reminds me of the game "Operation" where the trick is to remove an object from a small hole without touching the sides !

[@beckydee715]

Now they need a roof repair. Not good.

[@gateswildlife]

Hi Becky, we repaired the roof after the removal and secured the shingles back in place. The homeowner didn't even need to call a roofer after!

[@beckydee715]

Thank you for doing repairs too. That is great!

[@Redjoekido]

So did the mother got them all?

[@mikecrawford5331]

How did they get in ?

[@user-mb7ne7gl3y]

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[@maryanne1367]

Hmmm - cut thru roof, or cut trough interior wall! Jeez - I may have chosen a different perspective!

[@TheShlepshitz]

Was waiting to see the mother gather them... Great Job though

[@dronedream5392]

The question is How does the mother raccoon access the babies? Wouldn't it easier you use the same entrance?

[@hotsoup1001]

Patch drywall vs patch roof? 🤔

[@ettinakitten5047]

9:54 Is that also why she didn't want you cutting through from inside?

[@imeekamland660]

🤗🤗🤗💓💓💓

[@simplythebestgirl]

I hope Mr. Gates charged a fortune for this! This was a difficult job.

[@IBenZik]

Cutting a hole in the wall would have saved hours and $.

[@SuperMathMan]

Simpler to go through the wall rather than have a hole in the roof and have to deal with weather-related issues until the roof is repaired ... Not a wise decision by the homeowner.

[@ettinakitten5047]

Did you miss the discussion of her health issues? I'm pretty sure that's why she made that decision.

[@keithchambers1390]

A very costly job for the home owners💵

[@jet4415]

I am questioning the home owners critical thinking skills. Hole in Roof vs Hole in Sheetrock?

[@smc130]

She’s allergic to animals and has lung surgery scheduled shortly after this. She’s protecting her compromised lungs. I’d do the same.

[@misstransgender]

who gone fix the hole in the roof

[@gateswildlife]

Hi Roberta, we fixed the hole and put the shingles back in place once all the babies were removed. We just didn't film that part of the job!

[@Just_Pele]

Who in the hell would want to cut through the ROOF rather than an interior wall? That makes no sense.

[@ksqwerty1]

Did you even read the description?

[@allisonharper1819]

The homeowner apparently had health issues and didn’t want to cut through the inside. 🤷‍♀️

[@plastichouseplant]

It might have something to do with the customer's lung issue he mentioned? That's the only reason I can think of.

[@Just_Pele]

@@ksqwerty1 So? Repair professionals can do the work without causing dust now, this isn't the 1960s anymore.

9:15 is the answer.

[@frankepps1856]

I would not hire you to tear up my house.

[@mindylupo8095]

So how do you expect them to get the babies out? Seriously

[@ronnynast]

Mr Epps, Didn’t you listen? They said the home owner wouldn’t let them go from the inside. They aren’t contractors they’re animal control. In the case of Frank Epps, you would still have 8 raccoons pissin and shittin, all over your attic! Great job Gates team! Can’t wait to see the relocation video , if you got it!

[@Rob-nj1yo]

Here we go again. Another homeowner that is gonna have to pay big for repairs. They way i look at it damage to your property they should be put down period.

[@michellehart6780]

Yep typical because a humans health always comes first right..

[@smc130]

The homeowner needs to get her best surgical outcome. Not her fault mom chose her house.

[@ettinakitten5047]

You think she should endanger her life for a raccoon family that has several other places they could choose to live?

[@glennusher4160]

Wowww.. She had a big family..

[@josephbradshaw5353]

I used to have a cat that was a wonder when it came to wildlife retriever, did matter the animal he could retrieve them from anywhere and bring them back to me safely. He used a Jedi mind trick to do it.